Door-frame.



A. J. ELLIS.' Doon FRAME.. 4APPLIUATN FILED APILZO, 191]..

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Patented Aug. il, 219i 2.

'Application filed ipril itt?, 1911. Serial Stilo. 6222,21'?.

s which the following is a full, clear, and ex- .l This inventionrelates to act description.

sheet metai bucks `lfor door frames and the like, and has Aforobject-the simplification. of such tructures While providing` aconstruction having' maximum strength and rigidity.

It particularly relates'to a novel t'orm of metal buck in which woodstrips or the like are interlocked or otherwise fastened to the metalparts of the buckto facilitate the application of the janibs, bead andmolding or the like.

of a door traine to said buck, especially when the latter parts are alsoof wood.

A further object of my invention .is to provide novel anchoring means.whereby the metal buck sections may be iirznly vlocked in position inbrick work or the like, the an choring elements beingiadjustablelongitudinally of the buck sections and beine; secured thereto withoutthe use of bolts, rivets These and other objects ci my invention will behereinafter set forth and .more particularly pointed out in thelappended claims.. f

'Referring to the drawings which/torni a part hereof and in which likereference characters designate lilrepar'ts throughout fthe severalviews: Figure l is s fragniene tary elevation of a door tremeconstructed in accordance with the principles 01E-niv invention, theleft hand side o the molding thereof being broken awfiy to espose eportion of the buck. 2 :is a section of one leg of said fra-ine taken'online illll ot Fig. l; the section being viewed from bef low. Fig. 3 is nperspective detail oit' one of the anchors. Fig. lnis a section of amodifled form of buck section. Fig. 5 is a ver tical section of a cornerof the bucles-bowing one means of securing the abutting buclz sectionstogether. Fig. 6 is a perspective View of the locking angle plate whichconstitutes the means referred to in Fig. 5.

Referring to the drawings,` and more particularly to Fig. Q, the frameor buck section therein shown isfsubsta-ntiallyY lip-shaped in crosssection and consists of a strip oi' sheet metal the edges of ,which arepreferably .folded and iiang'ed longitudinally .thereof, symmetricallywith respect to the median line of the body l of seid buck section. Twoprincipal recessed iianges 2 extend rearwardly from the body upon eitherside thereof and preferably substantially at right angles to said body.

The Walls 3 and Ll of the recesses in these flanges are virtuallyundercut since the instal forming the Well 4: is bent over to forni lip5 While a corresponding lip 6 bending and folding),` the sheet metal inthe manner shown. The Wall 3 while parallel Lis provided upon theopposlte Wall 3 by to the body l is. preferably spaced therefrom adetermined distance to form a groove 7, the purpose ot which will behereinafter referred to. L

The recesses in the flanges 2 are adapted for the reception of strips 8of perforable material such as wood, the exposed face of each of thesestrips being preferably' rabbeted along either edge thereof to receivethe lips 5 and 6, so that the said face is sub? stantially flush withthe outer i'ianks or sides of the lips. Adjustable anchors, broadlydesignated 9, and shown in perspective in Fig. 3, are formed byvblanlring out of sheet metal strips of suitable size and shape, andHanging over opposite edges of said strips as at l0 and 1l; the flangesso formed preferably extending in opposite directions. The strip isfurther lso formed as to provide lugs, ori-tongues, 12 which are adaptedto be re" ceived into the grooves 7 above referred to, the said tonguesbeing actually extensions of the. flange l0.

The anchors,fo 'which any desired nuni- 4 employed is of special valuesince the anchors, by reason of their tongue and groove connectlo'wltllthe buck members, may be by the wall itself alone, but I prefer tofasten the abutting vends of said sections toy gether and/any suitablemeans may be used or this purpose. I` have shown one such means which isof the simplest and mostinexpensive description but which admirablyserves the purpose in question.

Refei'ri to Fig. 6, the respective sides of i the angle p ate or' clip14 therein shown are ladapted to lenter the grooves 7 of two ad-y joininbuck sections, as shown in Fig. 5, whichelectually holds these sectionsagainst lateral displacement with respect to each other;.and when the.wall has been built around the/buck all parts of it are very rigidlysecured together and in place.

Assuming that the buck has been posi' tioned and the brick work, or'thelike', erected therearound, the plaster 15/is. then applied to the walland thereafter the ianib sec; tions 16 and head 17 are assembled'inplace in the buclev Finally tlie wood moldings 18 are secured to thestrips of perforable' ma.- terial in the buck sections b suitable meanssuch as the screws 19, and t e jamb sections andhead.l may further besecured ",to the moldings in corresponding fashion.

In F1 4 I h'ave shown a slight modification o the buck in which but onelip, i. e.,

5 isprovided on each of the respective re cessed flanges 2 lips 6 beingomitted and the I 45' wood strips 8' being .held in position on one sideby means of screws 20, or the like. Grooves 7 are provided however, andare adapted to receive lugs 12 of the anchors just as in the preferredconstruction. In both fbrms of the device,fhowever, it will be notedthat the blick sections are substantially U-shaped in cross-section andthat, further, the recessed flano'es which form the sides of the U -arethemse ves U-shaped, the recesses therein opening outwardly normal tothe.

general planes of said flanges.

Having described my invention, I claim: 1. In combination, a door buckformed in sections, some of said sections comprising sheet metal stripshaving recessed flanges outwardly projecting from thc bodies of saidstrips, the flange recesses opening outwardly and normal to the generalplanes of their respective flanges, and strips of perforable materialdisposed in said recesses.

l 2. In combination, a door buck formed in sections, some' of saidsections comprising sheet metal strips having recessed flanges outwardlyprojecting from the bodies of said strips1 the flange recesses openingoutwardly and normal to the general planes of their respective flanges,an rable material disposed insaid recesses, said recessed flanges havinretaininglips at the outer edges thereof a apted to engage said stripsof perforable material.

3. In a device of the class described, a

i flanged sheet metal buckl member substantially U-shaped in. cross.section, a flange 'which forms -one side ofthe U being integrally unitedto the body of the'member and Vbeing recessed and substantiallyU-.shaped in cross section', the walls of said recess which form thesides of the U being in substantial arallelism with the body of the buckmemer. v y

4.`In a device of the class described, a flanged sheet .metal buckmember substantiallyl U-shaped in cross-section, a flange which formsone side of the U being integrally united to the body of the member andeing recessed and substantially U-shaped in'cross-section, the walls of.said recess which form the sides of the U being in sub stantialparallelism with the body of the bucky member, and adapted to bereceived into said recess.

5.In a device of the class described, a

flanged sheet metal buck member substan' tially` U-shaped incross-section, `a

which forms one sideof the U being `integrally united to the body of themember and being-recessed and substantia y'`U-shaped in cross-section,the walls of said "i tense buck member, perforable material adapted tobe received into .Said recess, and means for 4retaining said material inposition in said recess. l

6. In a device ofthe class describeda flanged sheet metal buck membersubstantially U-shaped in cross-section, la flange which forms one sideof the U being intev rally united to the body of the member and eingrecessed and substantially U-shaped 4in .cross-section, the walls ofsaid recess ,which form the sides of the U being in substantialparallelisml with the body of the -buclc member, at' least one of theWalls of said recess being under-cut, and perforable material disposed1n said recess, said -undercut wall aiding in retaining said material inposition.

7. Inncombination, .a sheet metal frame member bent-to formv recessedflanges on either side thereof, each of said anges being` substantiallyIU- haped in cross section,

the sides ,of the being substantially in parallelism with the body ofsaid member and strips of perfo.

erforable material recesa which :form the sides of the U being in subi'stantiallparallelism with `the body of the so 'l ict iso

the side of the U adjacent said body being spaced therefrom to form agroove, the said grooves of the respective flanges opening in oppositedirections, and an anchoring device having parts adapted to enter saidgrooves.

8 In a door frame, a Hanged sheet metal buck, said flanges beingrecessed and said recesses opening laterally with respect to the generalplane of the door frame, perforable material disposed in said recesses,molding and jamb sections, and means for securing some of said sectionsto said perforable material.

9A. In a door frame, a` sheet metal buck comprising upright andhorizontal portions and an anchoring device having a slidable connectionWith one of said portions and adapt-ed for movement longitudinally ofsaid portion along a portion of the length thereof, said device furtherhaving Wall engaging parts adapted for insertion between successivecourses of brick ina Wall.

10. In a sheet metal frame for doors and I' like structures, foldedsheet metal buck sections angularly disposed with respect to each other,

having `portions adapted to enter said grooves, said clips holding saidsections together against -separate lateral displacement out of thegeneral plane of the door frame. p

ll. In combination, a sheet metal buck member for a door or likestructure, having flanges 'outwardly projecting `therefrom when saidmember is in its normal position in a Wall and a recess between saidflanges, the recess opening outwardly with respect to said Wall, andperforable material disposed in said recess. l

In Witness whereof, I subscribe my signature, in the presence oftwo-Witnesses.

ALFRED J. ELLIS. Witnesses I/VALDo M. CHAPIN,` JAMES DE ANTONIO.

said sections having grooves ad-l.. jacent the sides thereof, andseparate clips

